This
course is a non-rigorous study of calculus similar to a Survey of Calculus
class in college. The topics to
be covered include functions and modeling, limits, differentiation, and
integration.
Expectations:
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Students are to be in
class, prepared and ready to learn, when the bell rings to begin the period.
Class will be dismissed at the teacher's instruction.
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Students will
actively participate in class in a manner that facilitates the learning of the
material being presented or reviewed.
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Students who are
absent from class, and the absence is excused according to the standards set
forth in the student handbook, it is your responsibility to determine what
work was missed. Work must be
made up and turned in according to the guidelines set forth in the student
handbook.
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Assignments will
cover material that has not been covered in class but is presented in the
reading. This material should be
covered prior to the class in which it is taught or reviewed.
Grading:
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There will be at
least six classwork/homework grades taken each six-week period.
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There will be at
least two test grades taken each six-week period.
|
Grade
Categories |
|
Average |
Letter
Grade |
|
|
Category |
Percent |
100%-90% |
A |
|
|
Classwork
/ Homework |
30 |
89%-80% |
B |
|
|
Test |
50 |
79%-74% |
C |
|
|
Final
Exam |
20 |
73%-70% |
D |
|
|
|
|
below
70% |
F |
|
Behavior:
Ø
All work turned in
for grading is expected to be the work of the student turning in that
particular assignment.
Ø
Any student, acting
individually or with others, who obstructs or disrupts any teaching or
learning activity, shall be subject to disciplinary procedures.
Materials:
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Textbooks will be
checked out to students for use during the school year.
They are to be returned in the same condition they are checked out.
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Students will find a
graphing calculator useful throughout the course.
Although calculators may be checked out it is recommended that students
check with the college they plan to attend and purchase the calculator they
recommend. In this way they are
able to learn how to use that particular calculator before they go to college.
Ø
Drawing instruments
and graph paper will also be useful at times during the course.
Communication:
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I
send home progress reports after each test to inform parents and students of
their current average in the course. These
are to be signed and returned as a homework grade.
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Please
feel free to leave a message in my school voice mailbox or e-mail me at any
time. I will answer e-mails
within 24-hours unless I'm out of town and will return phone messages within
the week. Many times, when
returning phone messages, I do not leave messages on answering machines
because it is hard to return my call. If
I leave a message it is because I have tried to contact you at least three
times and been unsuccessful. If I
have left two messages it would be good for you to try and contact me again
and let me know a good time to call. (Please
keep in mind that I am not at home Tuesday and Thursday evenings until very
late.) I attend many of the
school's sporting and cultural events so on many Fridays and Saturdays you can
speak with me at one of these activities.